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Obamas Unveil Official Paintings at National Portrait Gallery
Barack and Michelle Obama were on hand at the National Portrait Gallery Monday morning to unveil their official portraits. And, um, here they are:
No, this is not The Onion, but the actual portraits. Barack Obama, apparently being consumed by a hedge, was painted by Kehinde Wiley. Michelle Obama, in the style of a 10th grader in 1984, was painted by Amy Sherald.
What do you think of this … art?
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Two hundred years from now casual viewers will wonder why the Obamas were so hated that the country had these pictures made to officially represent them. If they were told this is how the Obamas wished to be portrayed, they will not believe it. It is just too strange to believe.
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Evening, Umbra Fractus. Am in the middle of a house project. Hope to comment on your comment tomorrow.
I even pre-wrote the dialogue for them.
I trust you understand that this man who can barely draw stick figures (by which I mean me) means no disrespect to your mother or her abilities.
Absolutely no umbrage taken! Bill Bennett often says something about honest discourse without rancor is a good thing. Somebody help me out on this quote.
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Steven, you beat me to it. I was going to say something like that to Umbra Fractus about Obama’s reaction to his portrait.
Sent you a message re: prints of your mother’s work. Did you get it?